Department of Correction Facility Operations For the operation of the commonwealth's department of correction; provided, that before closing any correctional facility, the commissioner of corrections and the secretary of public safety and homeland security shall report to the house and senate committees on ways and means and public safety on the per-inmate cost of incarceration in the closing facility, and the per-inmate cost in the facilities to which inmates will be moved; provided further, the commissioner of corrections and the secretary of public safety and homeland security shall report to the house and senate committees on ways and means and public safety before January 1 of each year the point score compiled by the department of correction's objective classification system for all prisoners confined in each prison operated by the department; provided, that the department shall expend not less that $1,010,500 for cities and towns hosting facilities; and provided further, that in an effort to monitor and reduce current levels of over-classification, the department of correction shall provide quarterly reports to the joint committee on public safety and the house and senate committees on ways and means with data on the number of prisoners at each security level

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Veto Explanation: I am striking this language because the required report is unduly burdensome.

Budget Reduction Explanation:
Reduces spending that is not affordable given the current revenue estimate.